51 Quotes by Eva Moskowitz

No matter how good a teacher is, if that teacher won't play as part of the team, you're better off without her.

One of the biggest reasons that teachers have trouble with student-centered learning is that they have to give over a level of control to the kids. And, when you do that, you can have chaos, or you can have high levels of learning. Often, teachers are afraid of the chaos.

It is very challenging to have a kind of data-driven, performance-oriented culture and to do progressive pedagogy. These things don't naturally, or easily, go together.

What you get is what you see, which is suspending kids doesn't lead to high attrition rate. That is what the data shows.

I have always been very open about my respect for public service.

If the day ever comes when I think something is okay simply because district schools do it, I hope my board fires me.

Why doesn't anyone care that the schools in Harlem have been unsuccessful for half a century? Why is this not a big deal? To me, it's a terrible deal.

I wouldn't be educating children if I did not believe in human potential.

We must renew our commitment to instilling high moral character in our students, to teaching them to treat each other with kindness, to stand up for what is right, and to respect the diversity of backgrounds and experiences that strengthen our country.